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Pandora's Promise

  • 20132013
  • 12A12A
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.9K
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Pandora's Promise (2013)
A documentary about the history and future of nuclear power. The film explores how and why mankind's most feared and controversial technological discovery is now passionately embraced by many of those who once led the charge against it
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The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we've got nuclear power wrong?The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we've got nuclear power wrong?The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we've got nuclear power wrong?

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Stone
  • Writer
    • Robert Stone
  • Stars
    • Stewart Brand
    • Richard Rhodes
    • Gwyneth Cravens
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Stone
  • Writer
    • Robert Stone
  • Stars
    • Stewart Brand
    • Richard Rhodes
    • Gwyneth Cravens
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    • 36User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Trailer 2:29
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    Photos7

    Mark Lynas in Pandora's Promise (2013)
    Robert Stone and Mark Lynas in Pandora's Promise (2013)
    Stewart Brand in Pandora's Promise (2013)
    Pandora's Promise (2013)
    Electric wires in a slum in Brazil.
    Pandora's Promise (2013)

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    Stewart Brand
    Stewart Brand
    • Self - Founder & Publisher, Whole Earth Catalogas Self - Founder & Publisher, Whole Earth Catalog
    Richard Rhodes
    • Self - Author, The Making of the Atomic Bombas Self - Author, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
    Gwyneth Cravens
    • Self - Author, Power to Save the Worldas Self - Author, Power to Save the World
    Mark Lynas
    Mark Lynas
    • Self - Environmental Activistas Self - Environmental Activist
    Michael Shellenberger
    • Self - President & Co-Founder, The Breakthrough Instituteas Self - President & Co-Founder, The Breakthrough Institute
    Len Koch
    • Self - Pioneering Nuclear Engineeras Self - Pioneering Nuclear Engineer
    Charles Till
    • Self - Pioneering Nuclear Physicistas Self - Pioneering Nuclear Physicist
    Ted Nordhaus
    • Self - Environmental Activistas Self - Environmental Activist
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    • Self - Environmental Activistas Self - Environmental Activist
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Robert Kennedy Jr.)
    Amory Lovins
    • Self - Environmental Scientistas Self - Environmental Scientist
    • (archive footage)
    Helen Caldicott
    Helen Caldicott
    • Self - Environmental Activistas Self - Environmental Activist
    James Inhofe
    James Inhofe
    • Self - Senator, Oklahomaas Self - Senator, Oklahoma
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Robert Stone
    • Writer
      • Robert Stone
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    A feature-length documentary about the history and future of nuclear power. The film explores how and why mankind's most feared and controversial technological discovery is now passionately embraced by many of those who once led the charge against it. Operating as history, cultural meditation and contemporary exploration, PANDORA'S PROMISE aims to inspire a serious and realistic debate over what is without question the most important question of our time: how do we continue to power modern civilization without destroying it? —RS
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    • Taglines
      • What if this cube could power your entire life.
    • Genre
      • Documentary
    • Certificate
      • 12A
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    • Trivia
      The majority of the film's budget was raised through individual investors, mainly Silicon Valley millionaires.
    • Quotes

      Himself - Environmental Activist: I'm wearing radiation clothing, it shouldn't be necessary.

    • Connections
      Referenced in TopTenz: 10 Little Known But Genuinely Disturbing Films About Nukes (2018)

    User reviews36

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Excellent explanation of the safety and history of nuclear power
    Should awaken folks like my fellow Sierra Club members, NRDC & Greenpeace contributers, etc. to the folly of their organizations' uninformed, anti-nuclear stances.

    The myths around radiation from nuclear plants are exposed clearly, as is the extreme variation in normal (background) radiation around the world, up in the air, etc. The director is innovative in how these facts are exposed to the viewer.

    The movie also does an excellent job of deflating myths and downright lies about Chernobyl's effects, and the exploitation of that event by irresponsible people like Helen Caldicott who choose to spread fear and sell books rather than discuss the facts. The movie shows Ukrainians who never left their homes & church in the exclusion zone. To complement this, www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Z5__IkaCs -- Chernobyl's radioactive wolves is an excellent documentary.
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    10
    • cannara
    • Jun 18, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ящик Пандоры
    • Filming locations
      • Fukushima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Robert Stone Productions
      • Vulcan Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,680
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,419
      • Jun 16, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $66,680
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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